o in Italian: Non ha un soldo per far cantare un cieco.
o in English: (Literally) He does not have money to make a blind man sing. (Meaning) He's so poor he doesn't even have a penny to spare for a beggar. (Equivalent) He's as poor as a church mouse.

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o in Italian: Oh signore, il marito e l'onore il grano da vendere ed il danaro per spendere.
o in English: (Literally) Oh gentleman a husband and honor are wheat to sell and money to spend. (Meaning) Ladies and gentleman, a husband who is seen as honorable is one who has wheat to sell and money to spend. Or, honor is more about having money than being virtuous.

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o in Italian (Dialect): U scarpare va senza scarpe.
o in English: (Literally) A cobbler or shoe maker goes without shoes. (Meaning) Those who make shoes or bread or whatever for a living, end up using all their resources for their business and not having enough for themselves.

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o in Italian (Dialect): Solde e quiescience nen se sa chi a te.
o in English: (Literally) Money and conscience no one knows who has them. (Meaning) Don't be fooled by people who may look poor or do good works, for those who look poor can be rich and those who do good works can actually be hypocrites.

Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian (dialect): Schiocche a pile de gatee, u garzone rire e u patrone schiatte.
o in English: (Literally) When a cat is skinned, a day laborer laughs while the farm owner he works for blows up. (Equivalent) When the cat is away, the mice do play.

o in Italian (Dialect): Chi impresta i cule glie resta.
o in English: (Literally) The one who lends ends up with [nothing but] his ass. (Meaning) Those who foolishly lend money to others not only risk not getting their money back, they also risk becoming just like those whom they lend their money too -- penniless!

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o in Italian (Dialect): Vale cchju nu tratte che la massarojja.
o in English: (Literally) There is more value in how you treat others than in the farm house. (Meaning) Kindness is worth more than money in the bank.

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